阅读理解 It was a very hot day. A lion and a sheep were both thirsty (口渴的). The sheep found a small pool....

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新目标英语2017-2018学年八年级上册Units 3—5阶段检测【音频暂未更新】

阅读理解

It was a very hot day. A lion and a sheep were both thirsty (口渴的). The sheep found a small pool. Just when the sheep started to drink water from the pool, the lion came up to him and shouted, "I should drink first. I' m the king (大王) of all the animals. Get out of my way!"

"No," said the sheep. "I should drink first. I found the water."

"You will drink it all up," said the lion. "There won't be any left, and I' m almost dead (死的) with thirst.'

"And I haven't drunk water all day," said the sheep.

So they started to quarrel. They shouted louder and louder, and the lion even ran after the sheep to the top of a small hill.

Suddenly the lion stopped. He looked up into the sky. The sheep looked up, too. A vulture (秃鹫) was there. All the animals knew and were afraid of him. He is Bird of Death, who likes to jump on the bodies of dead animals and eat them. The lion and the sheep knew it

If we go on quarreling, said the lion, "we will both die of thirst, and the vulture will eat us. Go to the water and drink, but don't drink it all."

The sheep did as the lion said, and the two animals weren't thirsty anymore.

（1）、The lion thought he should drink the water first because

A、he was much older than the sheep B、he was the king of all the animals C、he was thirstier than the sheep D、he found the water

（2）、What does the underlined word "quarrel" mean in Chinese?

A、交易 B、幻想 C、争吵 D、隐蔽

（3）、How might the lion and the sheep feel when they saw the vulture?

A、Scared. B、Excited. C、Lucky D、Funny.

（4）、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A、The vulture lived near a pool. B、The sheep drank the water first. C、The vulture followed the sheep to the top of a hill. D、The lion and the sheep found more water together.

（5）、From this story we learn that it's important to

A、keep on doing things to the end B、be happy with what we have C、be hard-working D、care for others

举一反三

    A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin（顽童） was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked．
   Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing？Boy，I wish…” He hesitated（犹豫）．
   Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
   “I wish,” the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”
   “Oh yes，I'd love that．”
   After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”
   Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？” the boy asked．
   He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled（残疾） brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
   “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”
   Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
    During my first two weeks at the University of California, Berkeley, I experienced some unexpected, funny, and sometimes embarrassing(令人尴尬的) situations. Allow me to share some with you.
    But first, let me give advice to other foreign students who plan to study in the United States. Check the weather before coming! I was very sure that California was sunny all year around so I left all my jackets and sweaters in Paris. It was a huge mistake! It rained almost every day during the first week in Berkeley.
    I have to say that I quickly forgot these unlucky events. Life in Berkeley is very pleasant and everything is so easy compared to Paris. For example, in only 24 hours I bought a mobile phone and made the lease(租约) agreement for a flat. What's more, almost all the shops are open on Sunday, which is very practical for me.
    The first thing that surprised me is that students may come late to class. They freely enter and leave the classroom many times during class. In France, students respect the teacher's lesson, so they are never late and they leave the classroom only at the end of the class.
    The local people in California are in general very nice, open and active, However, I am not totally used to their habits yet. Indeed, I was used to shaking my friends' hands every day in France. During my second day at Berkeley, I shook the hand of one of my classmates whom I had met the day before and he told me “I think we already met!”
    Another funny story happened during the first party I attended: A girl that I meet before came to hug me. I thought she wanted to kiss me like we usually do in France to say hello. So I kissed her and she seemed a little bit embarrassed.
    I live a great experience at present, and I would just encourage any student to become a member in a program at UC, Berkeley.

阅读理解

When I was in the seventh grade, I had problems behaving. My heart was in the right place, but I couldn't always follow the rules. I played many tricks on my schoolmates. Once, I even pulled a girl's hair on the school bus to get her attention. As a result, I was repeatedly sent to the office of the headmaster. Although 1 hated going there, I did nor hate the headmaster, Mr. Smith.

Mr. Smith was a kind, elderly man. When he punished me for putting some ants into a classmate's pencil box, it didn't hurt at all, but it did hurt my feelings. I thought so much of him and moments like that seemed to prove I was hopelessly bad.

When I was called to Mr. Smith's office for the sixth time, I had no idea what I had done. I felt disappointed as I walked down there. I went into his office, sat down, and looked at the floor. Then he said the last thing I expected to hear. "Kevin, I've heard you've been behaving really well lately. I want you to know how proud I am of you, and I just called you down to my office to give you a peppermint."

"Really?" I was surprised.

"Yes. Now you can take that peppermint and go back to class."

I carried the peppermint with me as if it was a gold coin. When I got into my classroom, I bragged(吹嘘) to my classmates about nay turn around, excitedly. I wasn't so bad after all.

Mr. Smith was really kind. He made me realize that I was just a kid who had problems with behavior. He bought some peppermints and took the time to notice me when I got something anything-right. Mr. Smith gave me some hope by giving me some love. I will just remember him for the rest of my life.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

A man was walking through a forest. There {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) a few caps in his hands. There were lots of monkeys in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} forest. It was very hot{#blank#}3{#/blank#} he was very tired. So he{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (decide) to have a rest under a tree. Soon he was{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (sleep) with a cap on his head. When he woke up, he couldn't find his caps. He looked for them everywhere. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (final) he found some monkeys in the tree, and each had a cap on its head. He {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (point) to the monkeys and shouted to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (they). He wanted to get his caps back. But the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (monkey) didn't understand him. Then he had an idea. He took off his own cap and threw it on the ground. The monkeys did the same thing. The man picked{#blank#}10{#/blank#} all the caps and went away.

阅读短文、掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

This story took place during the Warring States (战国) period. At that time, kings would often 1 each other's sons as hostages (人质) to protect their kingdoms (王国).

Now it was the prince of Wei's turn. He was going to Handan, the capital of Zhao, as a hostage. Pang Cong, an official, was going with him. Before they 2 , Pang Cong said to the king of Wei, "If someone comes to report that he has 3 a tiger in the market will Your Majesty (陛下) believe it?"

"Of course not," the king answered.

"If another man comes to say the same thing, will Your Majesty believe it?"

"I'll start to 4 about it."

"Then, what if a third man comes with the same report, Your Majesty?"

"Maybe I will think it is 5 ."

"Well, we all know that no tiger dares to go to the market. But since three men have said the same thing, everyone now 6 that there is a tiger there. Handan is much 7 from our capital than the market is from the court (王宫), and more than three people will talk against me behind my 8 . When I'm away, Your Majesty will not fail to judge (判断) what you hear, will you?"

"I know 9 to judge," the king said impatiently.

Then Pang Cong said 10 to the king and left Daliang, the capital of Wei, with the prince. But as soon as he had left, the king's ears were 11 with words against him.

After a few years, when Pang Cong 12 to Wei with the prince, the king would not see him again. He was no longer 13 .

So, "three liars (说谎的人) make a 14 " is used to say that if a lie is 15 often enough, people may start to believe it, even though it is not a fact.

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

Alice is a 6- year- old girl. She likes drawing(画画) very much and she draws every day.

One day, after the rain(雨), she goes out(出去) with her father and her dog Coco." Wow, what's that?" she asks.

" It's a rainbow. How many colors can you see, my dear?" asks her father.

" Er… one, two, three… seven. Seven colors. It looks so nice."

Then they go home."I want to draw a rainbow, Dad, but I don't have orange , green or purple," Alice says to her father.

" That's easy. You know what? We have the three colors. Let me help you. Mix(混合) red and yellow, and we can get orange. Mix yellow and blue, and we can get green. Blue and red can make purple."

" Wow, that's interesting! I have seven colors now. I can draw a rainbow. Thanks, Dad!" Alice draws a great rainbow. She is so happy!

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